The credits will not expire and will be periodically topped up by the Government.

2. Six long weekends in 2016

The 11 holidays in 2016 announced by the Ministry of Manpower.

Fret not if you failed to take advantage of the long New Year's Day weekend - the next one is just around the corner.

The first and second days of Chinese New Year (Feb 8 & 9) fall on Monday and Tuesday, which means a four-day weekend. The other long weekends will occur on Good Friday, Labour Day, Hari Raya Haji and Christmas.

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